For more information on password policies, see the "Managing Users and Passwords" chapter in the HP-UX Directory Server administrator guide.

Parameter

Description

Entry DN

cn=config

Valid Range

1 to the maximum 32 bit integer value (2147483647) in seconds

Default Value

3600

Syntax

Integer

Example

passwordLockoutDuration: 3600

2.3.1.113 passwordMaxAge (Password maximum age)

Indicates the number of seconds after which user passwords expire. To use this attribute, password expiration has to be enabled using the passwordExp attribute.

For more information on password policies, see the "Managing Users and Passwords" chapter in the HP-UX Directory Server administrator guide.

Parameter

Description

Entry DN

cn=config

Valid Range

1 to the maximum 32 bit integer value (2147483647) in seconds

Default Value

8640000 (100 days)

Syntax

Integer

Example

passwordMaxAge: 100

2.3.1.114 passwordMaxFailure (Maximum password failures)

Indicates the number of failed bind attempts after which a user is locked out of the directory. By default, account lockout is disabled. Enable account lockout by modifying the passwordLockout attribute.

For more information on password policies, see the "Managing Users and Passwords" chapter in the HP-UX Directory Server administrator guide.

Parameter

Description

Entry DN

cn=config

Valid Range

1 to maximum integer bind failures

Default Value

3

Syntax

Integer

Example

passwordMaxFailure: 3

2.3.1.115 passwordMaxRepeats (Password syntax)

Maximum number of times the same character can appear sequentially in the password. Zero (0) is off. Integer values reject any password which used a character more than that number of

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